CH.18 Conspiracy and Wedding (I)

On May 23, 344 in the continental Gregorian calendar, Sogrend got up quite late, and the boring quarrel at the negotiating table had been going on for eight days. On the whole www.biquge.info, the peace conference was made without progress, and the Mastarians were determined not to bow down to the barbarians, and the Iberians did not think of the word "peace" at all; The Falencians thought their asking price was too low and refused to give in. All of the above began to make King Parmis regret coming to be this "peacemaker".

There was a knock on the door, and Sogrend, who had just finished his clothes, looked worried, and hurried to open the door. Outside the door stood a man with a beautiful mustache and honey-colored hair, who looked to be about thirty years old. The other party was a little stunned and asked, "Are you Your Excellency Thorgrande Leus?" ”

"Exactly down there."

"Below is Fritz Farsberg, a letter from His Majesty the King, and below is to take over your work."

"Is something wrong?" Sogrerd took the letter and opened it.

"You are not in the royal capital, Her Royal Highness Margaret has already sent two substitute teachers to the sickbed, and I am afraid that now the third one has also fallen. If you hurry, the Imperial Doctor won't have to worry about the life of the sixth place. ”

Thorgrande frowned. After all, he still doesn't trust me very much, he thought to himself. Collect the letter and say, "You bring your luggage, I'll pack it and leave immediately." ”

Farsberg quickly moved his things in, and Sogre had packed up a few changes of clothes and delivered all the paperwork he had. At this time, China walked into the open door, "Your Excellency Leus, you are ......"

"Miss Lanfonte, from today His Excellency Farsberg will take full authority for me, and I have to return to the royal capital first."

"It is a pleasure to meet you, Miss Lanfonte." Farsberg held out his hand.

"Me too," China shook his hand casually, "Lord Leus, are you going now?" ”

"Yes, well, you don't have to send me. That damn meeting is about to begin, so get ready for it. With that, Thorgrande walked out without looking back.

Regarding the departure of Sogrande, apart from the two present, Arslang I was the first to know. Before leaving, Thorgrande said goodbye to him and thanked him. Sigrani found out during the lunch break of the meeting and immediately prepared to return home. Eugaris was probably the last to know, but she was the quickest to act, and immediately did everything to pursue Grande.

After the change of person, the meeting remained unchanged, but Beltrand and Ofritte must have had a much better time.

One morning at the end of May, when the streets of Caiunescu were beginning to come alive, a young vendor shouted as he passed by the entrance to the Prime Minister's Palace: "Sell combs - sell combs." ”

The porter of the Prime Minister's Mansion opened the side door next to the gate with a "creak" and asked, "Hey, the one who sells wooden combs, how can this comb be sold?" ”

The peddler immediately leaned in: "Two handfuls of silver coins." ”

"It's so expensive, do you have a peach?"

"Yes, but I need cash."

"Okay, no problem, you come in."

The peddler followed the porter into the Prime Minister's Palace, and at a glance, he saw that the entire Prime Minister's Mansion was magnificent, even surpassing several villas of the Mastar royal family. After a long labyrinth in the vast mansion, the porter led him to a room that was supposed to be a study.

"You go in by yourself, our lord will see the goods himself."

The peddler pushed the door open and entered, a room with no windows and a candle-based room. The prime minister of the Pharansi dynasty faces the wall and admires the portraits of the people on the wall. There are a total of 17 such portraits on the walls.

"You're here." The prime minister turned around, and his tone and expression were no different from those usually in the court.

"Ah, my lord, I have brought you what you want to see."

"Oh, really?" Piero smiled and stretched out his hand, "Bring the things, it's not easy to find a good mahogany comb now." In the past, many carpentry skills were rare works of art. ”

The peddler took out a delicate mahogany comb from his bosom and handed it to the prime minister, "Master, please take a look." Such good things can still be found in distant foreign lands, but there is no price in today's France. ”

The prime minister took the wooden comb and examined it carefully in the candlelight, confirming the intricately carved pattern on the combβ€”the coat of arms of the Rossi family. "It's really a real good product, how much do you want to sell it for?"

"Saugland Leus." The hawker spat out a familiar name.

The prime minister smiled and put the wooden comb on the candlestick and slowly lit it, "With that money, I want to buy the most promising genius in the entire continent, and the Rossi family must underestimate us Naxibis too much." ”

"Thorgrande Leus is not someone you can control, nor is she someone we can control. We didn't want to provoke him, but he was Sigrani's only weakness, and he couldn't be used to you, so it was better to help your allies than to keep it that might hurt you. ”

"Hehe, that's a good point." The prime minister still smiled, "Don't underestimate my determination to revive Nasibis, as long as I can restore the glory of Nasibis, even if I let someone from the Leus family be the king, what's not to do?" ”

"Thorgrande Luce is not the kind of person who would become a king, you know better than we do. He may not lack any of the talents that a king should have, whether in military affairs, politics, or even women. But you should also notice that he seems to be missing one condition that a king must have: extraordinary expectations. ”

The prime minister hesitated, the other party was smarter than he estimated, and they seemed to know exactly what they were going to do, which was very different from the previous times. Suddenly he realized the root of the problem, and his smile returned to his face, "Mademoiselle, I almost lied to you, which of the guards are you at the side of His Highness Sigrani, Miss Reims or Miss Gautier?" ”

The peddler's body trembled visibly, "Needless to deny, I know it clearly, miss." ”

"It seems that neither I, nor anyone else in France, has underestimated His Excellency the Prime Minister." Atalanta is also a smart person, "Okay, let's not talk nonsense. The subordinate is Atalante Gautier, who represents His Highness Higrani and discusses cooperation with His Excellency the Prime Minister. ”

"So it seems that I really got the wrong person to work with," Piero said to himself, "do you know what mistakes you made that made you exposed?" I am not afraid to make you laugh at you when you say it, you have behaved too wisely and rationally, and as far as I know, the queen of your country is not a wise person. ”

"Oh, is it? Although it is true, it is somewhat unpleasant to say it from the mouths of people in other countries. "Atalanta struggled to keep herself in a state of composure. She wasn't good at negotiating skills, but she had just learned a little from Sigrani, and now she was just holding on to the faΓ§ade.

"But your displeasure will seem trivial to you, and I have decided to cooperate with your princess." Piero made up his mind, "Working with smart people always brings benefits to everyone, don't you say?" ”

"Then I think we should all show our sincerity." Atalanta said, "Her Royal Highness will give you twice as much as the aid the Queen has promised you." And the northern bloc of our country will give you the corresponding support. ”

"Okay, then Her Royal Highness Princess, please wait for Saugland Luce to be her guest of honor."

(Morning of May 28)

Charles I was not interested in the report that "a suspicious peddler had come to the Prime Minister's house a few days ago", and the thing that troubled him was that Prince Hitalos, who was known for his lustful manner, had actually proposed to the daughter of the commander-in-chief, and hoped to receive his own blessing.

The king summoned Mr. and Mrs. Becky to counsel, and Mrs. Becky rejoiced, but old Becky objected. It's a good thing that the two are inexplicably married. But old Betsy is such an only daughter, and he won't let her marry far away from her. Rakoxiu likes this marriage very much, and the title of "Princess Lakoxiu" also makes her hopeful.

When Thorgrande entered the palace, it happened that the princess's fifth substitute teacher was carried out. When Sauer, who was assembling the Yeft squadron at the gate, saw Sogrend, he immediately turned around and ordered: "Cancel Operation 101 and temporarily freeze the execution of Operation 101 from today." A cheer from his subordinates.

"Ah, it's Leus. You're back, and people miss you when you're away, don't you think? The members of the Jeff squadron, who had not yet gone away, nodded desperately there, of course they contained real feelings.

"Thank you so much," Thorgrande knew something was wrong, "I'll report to Your Majesty first, and I'll see you later." ”

"Hey, wait. Her Royal Highness misses you very much, so why don't you go and get her to check your homework first. ”

"I think official affairs are more important, isn't there a substitute teacher in charge of His Highness's homework? They must all be conscientious. ”

"How can they compare to you no matter how conscientious they are? Let's go and find Her Royal Highness first. Sauer refused to let him go.

"Okay, okay, let's talk. If you want to sue, you will sue now, and I will only listen to His Highness's words later. "Sogrend understands what's going on.

"She sprinkled pepper noodles on my towel, it should be said that she sprinkled pepper noodles on almost the entire Janissary towels."

"She stole the liquor from the cellar and mixed it into the horse's drinking water, and a squadron of cavalry could not go to work."

Other trivialities such as tripling salt to the day's meals five times, burning all the straw (used for tuba) of the Praetorian Guards three times, and sending five teachers to the doctor are not to be mentioned.

As a result, under the accusations of the Praetorian Guard, Sogrend, of course, went to find Margaret "with righteous indignation". Finally, the little devil was found outside the king's study, and she was eavesdropping on the conversation inside.

"Margaret Martina Pallas, what are you doing!" Thorgrande's voice was not loud.

The little princess was so frightened that she almost slammed the door and went into the study to hide, but she still turned around obediently and stayed where she was because of fear, "Teacher, you are back, I miss you so much." ”

"Don't try to get by, stand still." Sogre easily defuses Margaret's "Lori Offensive".

Just as he was about to begin his training, his unimpressed voice inside the door caught his attention, "Your Majesty the King, Your Excellency Becky, I am sincere to Miss Becky, and I hope to receive your blessings. ”

"Of course I'm happy to see about this marriage, but I'm not the parent of the person concerned after all." This is the voice of Charles I.

"I disagree, forgive me for being reckless, Your Highness Canites. I've also heard a little about you, and I'm very worried about marrying my daughter to you, and going to such a foreign country. If I want to find a son-in-law, I'd rather go with Saugland Luce. Old Becge objected.

"Teacher, are you a terrible man?" Margaret asked cautiously tugging at the corner of Saulgrande's coat.

"Oh, I guess." The second half of Sogrande's sentence should be: I have cruelly rejected the courtship of a princess with peerless beauty.

"If no woman is willing to marry you in the future, I will marry you."

"Little devil ......," Thorgrande touched the princess's little head lovingly, "when the time comes, I will ask your father to choose a good man for you to be a husband, you will not have this opportunity." ”

"Father, His Royal Highness and I really love each other, please don't object." Rakoxiu pleaded.

"It's so affectionate now. Well, my daughter is an adult, and it's time to leave the nest. Your Majesty, I reiterate my opposition to this family affair, and it is not uncommon for me to marry the royal family of Hitarus. But I'm not going to interfere with my daughter. Shapoel used to always say that his daughter was good, and I was not convinced before, but now I am convinced. Rakoxiu, let your mother meet her son-in-law tonight. Let me take my leave. Thorgrande hurriedly pulled the princess up and ran away to avoid unnecessary embarrassment.

After lunch, Sogre went to report to the king, and Charles I was somewhat absent-minded.

That's it so far. Your Majesty, is there anything you are not satisfied with? ”

"It's gone. Ryus, you continue to teach the princess as a princess, step aside. ”

"Yes." Sogrerd was about to turn down.

"Wait, Luce, what do you think of Miss Becky's marriage to Prince Canites?"

"Are they going to get married? It shouldn't be a bad thing, the talented woman is good for the country and the people. ”

"Let's go down." The king was not satisfied with his answer. This answer is too banal.

In the days that followed, Sogrede was busy correcting Princess Margaret's misdeeds. On this day, he was sorting out the mainland Mandarin books that he had borrowed from the palace library. At that moment, there was a knock on the door of his office.

"Please come in." Thorgrande turned around and found that it was Ginna, "Rare guest, what's the matter?" You finally brought the Mastarians and Iberians to their knees? ”

Cena sighed and said, "If only that were the case." They have no intention of making peace after you leave, and it seems that they have planned it for a long time. The next day, the building was empty. Leave a message and let the sword and spear debate. ”

"What about Your Excellency Farsberg, he's not in a good place."

"That brother didn't mind at all, just now he said to His Majesty: 'This behavior of the other party is 'it going to rain', and there is nothing we can do.' His Majesty gladly accepted it. ”

"Did you hear that Racoxiu Becky is getting married?"

"The other party is the crown prince of Hitaros, and Rakoxiu chose the crown of Princess Hitaros not so much as the prince."

"It's a bit harsh to say that, it doesn't match your taciturn public image."

"I've never admitted that reticence is my trademark. I have been with Lakoxiu for 5 years and my colleague for 2 years, and I know her very well. She's a good girl, I'm not as good as her. Too much to say, farewell. ”

"Let's go." Saugland buried his head in the pile of books again.

Because she was alone, it was not convenient for her to rent a house alone, so she stayed at Admiral Douglas Gran's house. And the Grans see her as part of their family.

"Guys, I'm back." Cenna walked through the door and announced loudly.

"Sister Chenna, you're finally back." Douglas's ten-year-old son was immediately greeted by China who happily hugged him, who she regarded as her own brother.

"Pelles, you're a boy. It's so big and so sticky. Mrs. Gran also heard the voice, and said, "Is everything okay when you are out of the house?" When you're away, Pelce won't sleep every day by reading your name. ”

"Oh, really?" China smiled, "Pelce misses me a lot." ”

"Of course, I'm going to let Sister Chenna be my bride in the future, and when I grow up." Peer said with a serious face.

"Okay, I'll wait for you." China happily took the little one in her arms.

"That's not going to work. Chenna, you get married quickly and kill his crooked thoughts. Miss Becky is getting married, how are you? I heard that the newly ordained Count Leus was a wonderful and beautiful man, and that the ladies of the city were talking about him. You went on a business trip together, has the relationship developed? "Mrs. Gran is as fond of gossip as ordinary women.

"It's not at all, that guy is first-class as a colleague and boss, but as a lover is the most unqualified kind." Qinna unceremoniously commented on today's Taifu.

"Sister, I'm going to sleep with you tonight."

"Okay."